A major Cairns shopping centre has closed its doors as the north Queensland coast braces for tropical cyclone Kimi, which could make landfall on … North Queensland continues to cop a beating from ex-tropical cyclone Imogen as forecasters warn there is still a risk of “life-threatening flash flooding” on Wednesday. Details for: TC Kimi . Ergon Energy communications advisor Brett Judge said damage to power poles was the focus. "Unfortunately there's still a fair bit of water lying around the place, and when I say lying — it's flooding," he said. Mr Annand said if it did form, the system would become Tropical Cyclone Lam. It is expected the system will start tracking south towards Queensland's central coast from Thursday into the weekend, as another trough moves up from the south. AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). The weather bureau has issues a Cyclone Watch for parts of south east Queensland and northern New South Wales with Gales developing as Tropical Cyclone Oma approaches. The BOM said major flooding was due to occur in areas near Ingham due to rising river levels in the Herbert River at Abergowrie Bridge, Ingham Pump Station and Gairloch. Cyclone Imogen makes landfall on North Queensland coast North Queensland is on flood watch after Cyclone Imogen made landfall, leaving a trail of destruction. Ex-tropical cyclone Imogen is continuing to dump heavy rainfall on Queensland's north, with more expected over the next couple of days as the system hovers over the region. Hundreds of residents in remote storm-hit areas were set to spend a second night without power on Monday as flooding hampered access by Ergon crews. The first tropical cyclone of the season, Imogen, formed off the Gulf of Carpentaria late on Sunday afternoon, crossing land just north of Karumba about 9:00pm. North Queensland continues to cop a beating from ex-tropical cyclone Imogen as forecasters warn there is still a risk of “life-threatening flash flooding” on Wednesday. Tropical Cyclone Kimi expected to lash Far North Queensland with 100kph winds. North Queensland has been spared from ex-tropical cyclone Kimi, but there are warnings another system could form by the weekend. A flood watch and various flood warnings remain in place for the area. Warren Barnsley. Newly formed cyclone Kimi is forecast to cross Queensland's north tropical coast within a day and could rise to a category two system. BOM hydrologist Sue Oates said widespread flooding was likely to be minor to moderate. Throughout the Hinchinbrook area, roads are being affected by the intense rain, with some cut off. "Generally causing widespread inconvenience to communities in Far North Queensland, with typically roads cut and properties becoming isolated through that region," she said. "There's a fair few roads affected that are lower lying," Cr Jayo said. But the stint was short-lived and the system was downgraded to a tropical low at 11:00am on Monday. "Should we see major flooding — we could see some properties inundated — but it'll probably be more isolated locations.". Far north Queensland residents are bunkering down, with a tropical cyclone expected to … The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) predicts potential isolated daily rainfall totals of more than 350 millimetres in some parts. The tropical low was predicted to track close to the coastline on Tuesday, before weakening slightly and veering back towards the west. BOM forecaster Pieter Claassen said that was the nature of Gulf cyclones. A tropical cyclone has formed off the coast of far north Queensland, with residents told to prepare to bunker down for gale-force winds and heavy rain. "We've just gone through a 5-metre barrier at Halifax and that's our major flood level at Halifax. Tweet from @BOM_Qld. Tropical cyclone Kimi is expected to continue to move south-southeast and approach the north tropical coast near Hinchinbrook Island on Tuesday. It's just south of Cairns over towards Georgetown, around past Gregory Springs, Charters Towers, then it crosses back towards the east coast just south of Ayr," he said. Oma was about 890km north … The Bureau of Meteorology on Sunday declared the formation of tropical cyclone Kimi - a category one system - about 140km northeast of … Cyclone Kimi has weakened into a category one system off far north Queensland and forecasters say it now appears unlikely to cross the coast. While north Queensland has escaped the wrath of ex-tropical cyclone Kimi, the Bureau of Meteorology is warning Mother Nature hasn’t “turned the tap off yet” with the chance of another cyclone forming in the next week. Northern Queensland communities on flood watch as tropical cyclone Kimi bears down. 9:05pm Jan 17 ... and the area is on flood watch. It’s unclear if the category 2 system could make landfall on the far north Queensland coast. Cyclone Kimi expected to cause major flooding in north Qld Weather forecasters cannot rule out Cyclone Kimi crossing the north Queensland coast as the threat of flooding looms large. Further information on Tropical Cyclones is available at www.bom.gov.au/weather/cyclone/, This page was created at 08:04 on Wednesday 20 January 2021 (UTC), © Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2021, Bureau of Meteorology (ABN 92 637 533 532) | CRICOS Provider 02015K | Disclaimer | Privacy | Accessibility, South East Queensland – Local Forecast Areas. Issued at 2:30 pm EST on Wednesday 20 January 2021for the period until midnight EST Saturday 23 January 2021. A heavy rainfall warning remains in place for parts of north Queensland after days of intense weather associated with ex-Tropical Cyclone Imogen. 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